Introducing Unified Endpoint Management with MaaS360
Key Points
- Will Davis introduces a multi‑part series on Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and explains that UEM is the evolution of Mobile Device Management (MDM), which originally managed only iOS and Android devices.
- UEM extends management capabilities beyond mobile platforms to include Windows and macOS, consolidating previously separate management domains into a single, unified console.
- With UEM, devices can be enrolled and managed over‑the‑air, eliminating the need for physical connection or domain‑join procedures for Windows and macOS endpoints.
- The platform supports both BYOD and corporate‑owned devices, providing data separation to keep personal information off corporate resources and vice versa.
- UEM offers automated enrollment, policy enforcement (e.g., camera control, password rules) and real‑time compliance reporting, all accessible through a centralized portal.
Sections
- Intro to Unified Endpoint Management - Will Davis introduces UEM, showing how it expands traditional MDM to centrally manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices and deploy enterprise resources.
- Unified Endpoint Management Overview - The speaker outlines how UEM enforces password security, reports compliance status, integrates Active Directory and GPOs, and enables over‑the‑air software deployment, urging viewers to subscribe for more content.
Full Transcript
# Introducing Unified Endpoint Management with MaaS360 **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQQhINhImQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQQhINhImQ) **Duration:** 00:04:22 ## Summary - Will Davis introduces a multi‑part series on Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and explains that UEM is the evolution of Mobile Device Management (MDM), which originally managed only iOS and Android devices. - UEM extends management capabilities beyond mobile platforms to include Windows and macOS, consolidating previously separate management domains into a single, unified console. - With UEM, devices can be enrolled and managed over‑the‑air, eliminating the need for physical connection or domain‑join procedures for Windows and macOS endpoints. - The platform supports both BYOD and corporate‑owned devices, providing data separation to keep personal information off corporate resources and vice versa. - UEM offers automated enrollment, policy enforcement (e.g., camera control, password rules) and real‑time compliance reporting, all accessible through a centralized portal. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQQhINhImQ&t=0s) **Intro to Unified Endpoint Management** - Will Davis introduces UEM, showing how it expands traditional MDM to centrally manage iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices and deploy enterprise resources. - [00:03:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuQQhINhImQ&t=186s) **Unified Endpoint Management Overview** - The speaker outlines how UEM enforces password security, reports compliance status, integrates Active Directory and GPOs, and enables over‑the‑air software deployment, urging viewers to subscribe for more content. ## Full Transcript
Hi, my name is Will Davis and I work with MaaS360, an IBM product.
Today we're going to begin talking about Unified Endpoint Management, or UEM.
This is going to be a first part in a multi-part series. So definitely hit that "Like" button and
get ready to subscribe to see more content about UEM.
UEM is going to be the next step in the MDM chain.
What's MDM? MDM is going to be your Mobile Device Management.
This is going to give you the ability to manage all of your iOS devices and your Android devices in one place.
Once you begin to have your iOS and Android devices enrolled and connected to an MDM
or UEM, you're probably going to want to begin to deploy applications, documents,
email settings, containerized, etc., into those devices.
And that is going to be your enterprise mobility management part of the equation here.
But lastly, you notice that we're only talking about iOS and Android so far when we're talking about MDM.
In your environment, you probably have more than just iOS and Android.
So, we're going to begin to mix in Windows and MacOS.
These are the last two pieces of our equation.
So, we're going to go ahead and add up all the pieces and we're going to finish with our UEM here at the top.
Up till now, most of the industry has worked with Windows and MacOS kind of in their own little bubble,
needing to be on the domain to get connected in and really needing to have everything in one place to take care of it all.
With the shift into UEM from separate portals,
you get one unified location to manage everything together.
So you no longer have to worry about coming into the office with all these Windows and MacOS devices
and plugging them in to get them joined up.
You can do it all over the air with UEM.
On top of just going through and enrolling all the devices,
you're going to get all the benefits of an EMM for iOS and Android,
and you get to extend it into your Windows and MacOS world.
You're going to be able to start doing BYOD devices,
corporate owned devices as well, and with those be BYOD devices,
you don't have to worry about that personally identifiable information getting out into your corporate side,
or any of your corporate information getting into your personal side of those devices.
The UEM is going to offer you options for automated enrollment programs,
so that, turn on the device, it boots right up, and connects right into the UEM.
So, you're not sitting there plugging in a lot of information
and your end users don't have to do a lot of extra work on their own.
Once you go through the enrollment process,
you're going to then be able to deploy restrictions down to the devices.
Are you worried about cameras being used in an inappropriate place?
Go ahead, turn that off.
You're worried about password security?
Passwords can be enforced everywhere as well.
So, on top of restrictions, you're also going to get compliance statuses.
Your compliance status is going to then refer back into your UEM portal,
and let you know if they're doing anything inappropriate that they shouldn't be doing.
Lastly, you're going to be able to integrate your UEM directly with your already established environments.
All the hard work you already do in Active Directory,
automatically integrated with a couple easy steps.
Get the benefits of it there as well.
Your email, either in the cloud or on-prem, integrated as well.
And all of those GPO rules you've already established for your Windows or MacOS machines
can be imported in and used as well inside of one place.
And lastly, deploying software: you're used to plugging in flash drives
or installing over file shares.
Now you can deploy them over the air. Easy. No extra work needed.
So, going over all this so far, this is just an early, simple, easy look at unified endpoint management and how it's going to affect you.
So, definitely hit that "Like" button, get subscribed, and get ready for future content in this series.